Tuesday 22 November 2011

Diagnosis of Fulminant Pneumonia Caused by Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 8 with the Sequence Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene.

In conclusion, this cultivation-independent method is a potential diagnostic modality for pneumonia, especially in patients with rapidly progressive pneumonia or those who are immunocompromised. PMID: 21878746 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine)

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